GAMBIER – Sunday, April 19th, it’s the 9th Annual Earth Day Festival at the Kenyon Athletic Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival is a unique, FREE event that brings together the best of our community! Celebrate Earth Day by shopping with local artisans and farm market growers, and connecting with groups that support healthy living for ourselves and our world. Learn more at www.kenyon.edu/earthday or at the Brown Family Environmental Center’s facebook page.
* Earth Day Challenge ½ Marathon & 4-Miler at 8am
* 90 exhibitors and vendors
* Local artisans of green / healthy products
* Farm market and farm animals
* Kids’ activity zone
* Live Music by the Rain Crows
* Free health screenings
* NEW This Year: Demos on Gardening, Cooking, and Composting, plus the United Way’s “Crunch Out Obesity” program.
Organized by: Brown Family Environmental Center at Kenyon College, Knox County Health Department, Knox County Park District , OSU Extension – Knox County.
Information: Contact Jill Kerkhoff at 740-427-5053 or kerkhoffj@kenyon.edu, or see www.kenyon.edu/earthday. Register for the Earth Day Challenge at www.premierraces.com
Sponsored By: Knox Community Hospital, WQIO SuperQ93.7 / 1300 WMVO, First-Knox National Bank, Knox County Recycling & Litter Prevention, Printing Arts Press, Rotary of Mount Vernon, Goetzman Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Kiwanis of Mount Vernon, Kenyon College Bookstore, KnoxPages.com, PakMail, Philander Chase Corporation, Robert Renee Uniform Apparel.
Directions: The Earth Day Festival is held at the Kenyon Athletic Center, at 221 Duff Street, Gambier. From Mount Vernon: follow S.R. 229 (Gambier Street) approximately four miles east. Pass the main entrance (on Route 308/Wiggin Street) to Kenyon College on your left. Take the next left onto Duff Street. The Kenyon Athletic Center and event parking will be ahead on your right.